Alaska earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 79 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 79 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska on Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 7:38 PM AKST (04:38 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 59 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2019-11-09 04:38:18 UTC
Depth
2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
60.095° N, 140.627° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
46

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.959 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.2114 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.678 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2512 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.095 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.6124 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2511 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.4115 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2509 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.145 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2506 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.7126 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2504 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.654 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.998 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2502 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.873 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.0122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2501 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.059 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.7141 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2500 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.858 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.5121 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2499 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.691 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 1.6122 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2498 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 1.883 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2496 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.8121 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2493 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.832 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2492 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 1.6136 km SSE of McCarthy, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.562 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2488 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 1.761 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2487 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 1.653 km NE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2485 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.654 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2482 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.690 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.9115 km W of Haines Junction, Canada · 2481 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.783 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2479 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.598 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2477 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.852 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2475 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 2.1126 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  34. 1.676 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2474 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.698 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.332 km ENE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2466 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 3.559 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 1.7135 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2463 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.750 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.547 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.550 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2521 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.646 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2522 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.099 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.199 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2524 days ago · 16 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.957 km NNE of Yakutat, Alaska · 2525 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.047 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 1.951 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.747 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.777 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2526 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.649 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2528 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.688 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.578 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.675 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2530 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.599 km WNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2532 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 2.367 km N of Yakutat, Alaska · 2535 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.5103 km NW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.195 km NNW of Yakutat, Alaska · 2536 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

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